A virologist has issued a warning about a new strain of bird flu after an outbreak was detected at an East Yorkshire poultry farm. Tests carried out at the site near Hornsea revealed the presence of the H5N5 strain of bird flu. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) announced the finding on … Read more
Reaction Engines, the British leader in supersonic aviation, has crashed into administration after weeks of talks with potential backers failed to produce a rescue deal. Sky News has learned that 173 of the company’s 208 staff were made redundant on Thursday morning by directors at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). The collapse of the company that makes advanced … Read more
Tony Danker, the former director-general of the Bank of Britain, will receive nearly £500,000 from the business lobby group in a settlement reached almost a year after he was ousted in the midst of a wider sexual misconduct scandal. Sky News has learned that Mr Danker, who left the organization in April 2023, concluded a … Read more